Working Principle, Classification, Layout Diagram, Advantages, Disadvantages
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT IV: a. Power plants
Potential Energy is the energy which a substance as due to its position or state. The potential energy of the stored water is converted into kinetic energy by first passing it through the penstock pipe.
Working Principle, Layout Diagram, Advantages, Disadvantages
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT IV: a. Power plants
Power plants are used for the generation of electric power from the various sources of energy. Fuel represents the largest operating expense in electric power generation. This Chapter deals with the utilization of energy resources to generate electricity in power plants.
Advantages, Requirements and Components of Railway Track
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT III: m. Highway and railway an introduction
Railways form the most important mode of transport in India. Railways have brought about many political, social and economic changes in the life of Indian people. The network of Indian Railways is divided into nine zonal divisions for administrative purposes.
Scope, Objectives, Phases, Classification | Civil Engineering
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT III: m. Highway and railway an introduction
The science and technology dealing with roads is generally called 'Highway Engineering' or 'Highway Technology'. .
Purpose, Components
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT III: l. Water supply and rainwater harvesting
Rain water harvesting (RWH) is a technique of collection and storage of rainwater into natural reservoirs or tanks, or the infiltration of surface water into subsurface aquifers.
Sources, Quality of Water | Civil Engineering
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT III: l. Water supply and rainwater harvesting
The essential requirements for human existence are air, water, food, heat and light. Water is of major importance to all living things; in some organisms, up to 90% of their body weight comes from water. Up to 60% of the human adult body is water.
Civil Engineering
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT III: k. Dams
A Storage Dam is constructed for storing the surplus water available in the river during the rainy season. Otherwise, the excess water from the river flows into the sea. The water thus stored is used for irrigation during dry months.
Components, Purposes, Selection of Site for Dam | Civil Engineering
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT III: k. Dams
Dam: A Dam is a heavy hydraulic structure, constructed across a river. It stores water on one side up to a certain level. Dam is an impervious barrier (obstruction), built across a natural stream of water so that a Reservoir is formed.
Basic Civil Engineering
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT III: j. Bridges
The selection or choice of an appropriate type of bridge and planning of its basic features constitute a crucial decision to be taken by the bridge engineer.
Bridges | Basic Civil Engineering
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT III: j. Bridges
Sometimes, the water way of a river carries very little discharge, but spread over a larger area.
Types, Structural Diagram | Bridges | Basic Civil Engineering
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT III: j. Bridges
Culvert is a small bridge of a span of less than 6 meters. It is a drain or water course totally enclosed. It is constructed under a highway or railway track to allow water to pass from one side to another.
Types, Structural Diagram, Advantages | Civil Engineering
Subject and UNIT: Basic Civil & Mechanical Engineering: UNIT III: j. Bridges
Various types of steel bridges are: 1. Steel Truss Bridges 2. Steel Arch Bridges 3. Steel Rigid Frame Bridges 4. Steel Bow String Girder Bridges 5. Suspension Bridges 6. Movable Steel Bridges